Tasmania's Gun Cap Debate: Safety vs Ownership

0:00I'm Cory, and this is your pulse of the city, Sydney News today. Tasmania's police commissioner, Donna Adams, recently wrote a strong letter to the police minister urging limits on how many guns one person can own, stressing public safety over ownership rights. She referenced the murder of a constable, the first in over 100 years, to highlight rising fire arm risks. But Minister Felix Ellis dismissed the idea, calling it bad for the state with no evidence to back it up, and pushed ahead with a buyback scheme and gun reclassifications instead. Labor leader Josh Willie surprised many by announcing support for caps, five guns for hunters and ten for primary producers aiming to amend the government's bill with help from crossbench MPs. This came just months after labor downplayed restrictions on legal gun use. The police association backs the caps too, seeing them as a boost to officer and community safety. Gun owners, especially in regional areas, view multiple fire arms as essential for work,

1:02family tradition, or hunting in sport. Urban residents find the numbers high, with 157,000 registered guns stay wide, and 9,000 owners holding six or more. The 1996 Port Arthur massacre, which killed 35, still stirs strong emotions, and Australia now has more guns than back then. New South Wales already limits recreational shooters to four guns and primary producers to ten. In Tasmania, labor's push has a shot at passing the lower house if four of seven crossbench independence joined their 14 votes with some like. Christie Jocelyn on board, though others oppose. A petition against caps gathered over 3,500 signatures in two days, and government MPs warned it could hurt labor in regional. Seats Arms owners criticized reforms broadly, while the government touts its consultative approach with hunters, farmers, and dealers. The debate shows no easy fixes on gun control. Thanks for our sponsor for helping bring you this episode.

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